You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the
people some of the read more

You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the
people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people
all of the time.

Which I wish to remark--
And my language is plain,--
That for ways that are dark
read more

Which I wish to remark--
And my language is plain,--
That for ways that are dark
And for tricks that are vain,
The heathen Chinee is peculiar.

But Esau's hands suit ill with Jacob's voice.

But Esau's hands suit ill with Jacob's voice.

We never deceive for a good purpose: knavery adds malice to
falsehood.
[Fr., On ne trompe point en read more

We never deceive for a good purpose: knavery adds malice to
falsehood.
[Fr., On ne trompe point en bien; la fourberie ajoute la malice
au mensonge.]

The great masses of the people will more easily fall victims to a big lie than to a small one.

The great masses of the people will more easily fall victims to a big lie than to a small one.

He seemed
For dignity compos'd and high exploit:
But all was false and hollow.

He seemed
For dignity compos'd and high exploit:
But all was false and hollow.

We are never deceived, we deceive ourselves.
[Ger., Man wird betrogen, man betrugt sich selbst.]

We are never deceived, we deceive ourselves.
[Ger., Man wird betrogen, man betrugt sich selbst.]

The easiest way to be cheated is to believe yourself to be more cunning than others.

The easiest way to be cheated is to believe yourself to be more cunning than others.

A sheep in sheep's clothing.

A sheep in sheep's clothing.